A close ally of Jorge Martin has conceded that Ducati’s decision t⛎o pick 𒉰Marc Marquez is “understandable”.

The factory Ducati team opted to overlook Ma�♔�rtin, who eventually became MotoGP champion, last year.

It means the champion will instead rid💟e rivꦦal machinery for Aprilia, while Marquez steps into the factory Ducati squad.

"It was a difficult moment for him,” Pramac sporting director Fonsi Nieto told  about Martin’s snub💛.

“I always say that Jorge has had threไe difficult momen🌄ts in his MotoGP career: the crash in Portugal, which completely broke him and he even thought about retiring; the election of Enea Bastianini; and the election of Marquez.

“I think those have been the most difficult🎐 points and he has known how to ov🧜ercome this and take it as motivation, and it is not always that easy.

"Ducati is right now in a moment of glory and they will continue to fight to win. But, of course, it has not been easy f▨or them to decide to lose a rider ꧟like Jorge, world champion.

“But we are talking about Marc Marquez, eight times world champion, with a big pull𝔍. It may even be understandable that they chose Marquez.

“With Marc you always have to count because he is one of the best ridไers in history.

“Since he s𒈔tepped on a circuit in the champion🏅ship, you can count on him for the title, always.

“It will be a good 🎃🌌fight between Pecco Bagnaia and him, with the Ducati.

“I hope Jorge is also fighting with them.”

Pramac’s Nieto saw Martin topple Bagnaia, the factory Ducati’s star man and reigning champion, as an ♚independent team rider.

“To beat a monster like Ducati on a on🍎e-to-one ba🔯sis in this way has been something spectacular,” Nieto said.

“It has more merit to have achieved 🃏it as a satellite team.

“At Ducati, they ar🍬e the fact🗹ory, there are many more people working.

“But we were better, more united, beliꦚeving that we could win the championship from winter training.”